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Article: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor; Bruch: Romance in F for viola and orchestra; Violin Concerto No. 1.(Sound recording review)
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- April 1, 2008
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor; Bruch: Romance in F for viola and orchestra; Violin Concerto No. 1. Janine Jansen, violin; Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester. Decca B0007260-2.
It's hard to argue with success, especially when you're a virtuoso violinist and a beautiful woman like Janine Jansen. However, it's hard to tell just which quality Decca is selling here, given that Ms. Jansen is featured seven times on the CD cover and in the booklet insert. Indeed, the sixteen-page booklet devotes nine of its pages to pictures of the artist, several of them two-page spreads. Well, you can't blame the company, I suppose. Selling classical albums is like ...
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Article: Violin Concerto in e/Violin Concerto ...
Fanfare;
May 1, 2007 ;
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...MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in e. BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1. Romance for Viola and Orchestra ... their general nature and intensity nevertheless seem apparent. In Mendelssohn's Concerto, she sounds a bit reticent in the opening measures ...
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